Dodge sucks balls

[N2BRK]

that is Ball Joints! OMG, my Brother-in-law's '12 Cummins with 40k ate upper and lower BJ's on both sides! This truck has never seen any towing or loads, but has seen occasional light offroading. Nothing really harsh. My truck has been flogged to shit by comparison, and when I threw both in the air and checked, his were awful and mine were tight as a drum!

We put in some Carli's at $850 for the set :roflmao: That was the SALE price :rofl:

But... my GOD are these things built like a brick shit house!

FWIW, this is the same babied truck that ate it's turbo at 24K. Something about not using the exhaust brake enough and the vanes sooted shut.

I know the Cummins is awesome, but between the 68 tranny and the entire truck wrapped around it...

Sure looks pretty though!

 

[ikeG]

Every single one, period. Even with teens for miles. Chrysler claims their within spec when under warranty too.

 

[N2BRK]

Crazy! I called my dad, he's a PA inspector. He said he can't fail one unless the wheels deflect more than 3/4", because that's chryslers spec.

 

[ILuvJDM]

I have two friends that love dodge as well, one has the 06 style that seems okay, but the other has the 08+ and he also mentioned about the exhaust brake and how he had to use it to keep the turbo from screwing up. I thought that was ridiculous. Sounded cool though, we called it the screamin' eagle when it kicked in.

08+ guy also had to replace his entire front end as far as balljoints are concerned. That was a chore because everything was rusted and seized.

And dodge guys say if it doesn't have a solid axle it isn't strong :roflmao:. They can have the death wobble and shitty bucket of bolts they call a truck

 

[Chevy1925]

Can't wait till Brian has to do his front ball joints lol. My buddies 14 Cummins needed them at 40k and 80k but he also runs 35s

 

[Burn Down]

I predict Brian will be in a Nissan Titan before the ball joints fail in his dodge. Guy changes trucks faster than most of us change underwear

 

[ILuvJDM]

Can't wait till Brian has to do his front ball joints lol. My buddies 14 Cummins needed them at 40k and 80k but he also runs 35s

But isn't that what the whole straight axle argument is about? They say you need a straight axle to run big tires without burning through parts?

 

[Ne-max]

I predict Brian will be in a Nissan Titan before the ball joints fail in his dodge. Guy changes trucks faster than most of us change underwear

Or a prius at this rate.

 

[Chevy1925]

But isn't that what the whole straight axle argument is about? They say you need a straight axle to run big tires without burning through parts?

Only axle worth a shit is the ford super 60. That axle actually can handle bigger tires and mileage. Dodge still needs ball joints more often than we need wheel bearings. Not to mention their wheel bearings still go out at about the same rate as gm

 

[hondarider552]

I have a warranty :happy2:

 

[Mike L.]

I have a warranty :happy2:

You have dirty underwear.:roflmao:

 

[Chevy1925]

I have a warranty :happy2:

Altered height and none factory wheels/tires. Warranty void! Lmao

And I agree with Mike

 

[WVRigrat05]

My balljoints D.S upper and lower was bad, pitman and idler arm along with the pass side lower balljoint and an inner tierod at 59k miles on my LMM. I've used fourwheeldrive a handful of times, no boosted launches and only been on gravel roads, only a few were rough. I'm running 35's and the front end is far from maxed out. Nothing holds up like we think it should esp. With the shitty northeast roads

 

[kiwilml]

All I can say is my truck has 155k miles on it and front end is totally original still.. And I've been cranked up a little bit for a long time also.. I can't complain with that, nuf said..

 

[WVRigrat05]

Must be nice, granted I drive hard but I swerve to miss potholes and putt down gravel lease roads I've never had a front end last longer than 110k and that was all beefy aftermarket parts.

 

[Dozerboy]

My personal truck is at 180K and my ball joint are getting a tad loose, but one of them has had a torn boot for over 100K. How I drive... at 50MPH ruff pipeline roads smooth right out. I am anal about maintenance though.

My 06 Dually work truck is at 130K and just left the front end shop to get check out so I could put on new tires and everything is great. Atleast 60K of those miles it had a GN behind it.

Our other supers 08 Dodge got traded off at 70K with the Dodge Death Wobble

 

[cat_dr.]

Just replaced everything on mine at 130k did wheel bearings at about 95k. Mines has had keys cranked with 35s on 20x9s and 20x10s since 80k plus numerous boosted launches. So I'd say that's not to bad

 

[testdrive]

Death wobble can really be an eyeopener.

 

[malibu795]

Brother has a 10 between bj and wheel ujoint track bar Autozone has lost money with their warranty program.
As for me one wheel bearing and all BJ have been replaced.. Going on 270k

 

[henery97]

My 01 made it to 220k on the original front end, although it was shot. This is on terrible Midwest roads & this was a farm truck before I got it, so it's been through some stuff. My 07 made it to 185k on the original stuff and was in pretty good shape when I replaced everything really.